Home briefs - 2/14/04

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Home Depot offers February classes

Home Depot stores offer these free workshops in February.
Contact your local store for details:

Kids' Workshop, 9 a.m. today

7 p.m. Tuesdays, Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Router to
Customize Shelving

7 p.m. Thursdays, You Can Install Ready-to-Assemble Cabinets

7 p.m. Fridays, You Can Repair Damaged Drywall

10 a.m. Saturdays, You Can Install Ceramic Tile

2 p.m. Saturdays, You Can Install Wainscoting and Chair Rail
Molding

2 p.m. Sundays, You Can Apply Faux Paint Techniques

Gardens sought for AAUW tour

The Fallbrook chapter of the American Association of University
Women is looking for people interested in having their gardens
showcased May 8 in the group's annual tour. The group is seeking
gardens, large or small, lavish or desertlike, rustic or regal. The
tour raises funds for local education scholarships. Call (760)
731-0706 or (760) 728-5453.

Rose society meets Tuesday

The Coastal California Rose Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the Heritage Hall, 2650 Garfield, Carlsbad. Giselle Schoniger
and Jonathan Matteson discuss the use of organics and the role of
fungi in healthy gardens. Jane Dilberto will lead a discussion on
bugs at the Rose-A-Holics meeting at 6:15. Call Joe Smith,
760-758-2119, or consult the Web site, www.coastalrose.org.

Palomar Orchid club meets Friday

The Palomar Orchid Society meets at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the
Women's Club of Carlsbad, 3320 Monroe St., Carlsbad. Guest speaker
is Jerry Boyd from The Orchid Connection, who specializes in
Mexican species and hybrids. Call (760) 735-8494, Ext. 104.

Flower show judges speak to club

Members of the San Dieguito Garden Club who are flower judges
will host "Flower Show 101" at the club's meeting, 10 a.m. Feb. 25
at Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas. Members and guests are
encouraged to bring their home-grown blooms and plants. Learn how
to enter a flower show and win. Refreshments at 9:30 p.m. Call
(760) 918-9536.

Garden club evening section to meet

The evening section of the Fallbrook Garden Club will meet at 7
p.m. Wednesday at the Fallbrook Public Utility District, 990 E.
Mission Road, Fallbrook, for a program on how to control garden
pests. Lisa Pavel will discuss mildew and other fungal diseases
that attack plants. Margaret-Ann Ashton will offer remedies for
destructive insects and snails, and share a butterfly slide show.
David Ashton will provide tips on controlling rodents. Call
Annterese Toth at (760) 731-1644 or Kathy Braithwaite at (760)
731-0667.